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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Butter London Brick Lane Collection

Hi, you guys! Hope you're having a great week! The weather here has been mercifully cool for the last few days. After the heatwaves we had, it's wonderful to have this refreshing change, even if it's just for a few days. It's so cool that I even got to wear pants! :D

Today, I've got the new six-piece Butter London Brick Lane Collection to share with you. This collection is an interesting mix of colors, finishes, and textures, so it feels like there's something for everyone. They come in a set with all six colors in 0.2 fl oz fashion sizes (which is what I am showing you), of which two are exclusive to this set.

Brick Lane

Brick Lane, the namesake of the collection, is a burnt brick orange scattered with fine gold shimmers. The formula is smooth and easy to apply, and I used two coats for the swatches. Though the shimmers are noticeable, they are on the more understated side.

Bric-A-Brac

Bric-A-Brac is a deep red with a squishy, jelly-like finish and tons of gold and brown shimmers. This polish is supremely stunning and a fav of mine from the collection! It's one of those rich fall reds that always feels so sophisticated and sexy to me. It also has that "glow from within" quality, probably due to all those prominent chunkier-than-usual shimmers. I used two coats for the swatches.

Cor Blimey

Cor Blimey is a dark purple with shimmers that dries to a matte satin finish. I always love this type of finish and find it so pretty and interesting. The finish does somewhat hide the shimmers and make them more subtle, though they still contribute depth to the color. I used two coats for the swatches.

Dubs

Dubs is a pinkish neutral texture polish with tons of small silver shimmers sprinkled with larger silver glitter pieces. This is Butter London's first texture polish that I've run across, and they did a beautiful job. This is so sparkly and sophisticated, and another fav of mine from the collection! I used two coats for the swatches.

East End

East End, one of the exclusive colors to this set, is a mustard yellow with a creme finish. It dries to a matte satin finish, slightly darker on the nails than what you see in the bottle. It was still a little streaky at two coats (typical for yellows), so I used three coats for the swatches.

Chocka

Chocka, one of the exclusive colors to this set, is a very dark eggplant purple that borders on black with subtle shimmers and a metallic finish. This purple is so dark that unless you look closely, it will probably come across as black. I used two coats for the swatches.

Overall, I think this is an interesting and unique collection, and love all the varied finishes and colors. They all have wonderful formulas, as is typical for Butter London. They are smooth and easy to apply (though the smaller brushes on the fashion sizes do require a few more strokes to cover the whole nail) and build up coverage nicely. My favorites are Bric-A-Brac for its amazing glowy-ness and Dubs because I can't pass up a pretty texture. :)

What do you think of this collection? Which ones (or the whole set) will you be picking up for yourself?

You can find the Brick Lane shades on butterlondon.com and at select retailers such as Nordstrom and Ulta for $45 for the set of six 0.2 fl oz bottles, or $15 for each individual 0.4 fl oz bottle.

Yay I'm glad you're liking this fall collection! Fall isn't my favorite polish season either because I think the colors tend to be dark and dreary, but this collection certainly isn't, and I love it. :)

Hi Yun - holy polish!!!! What a stunner of a collection, I love them all, I hope I can get my hands on that set because each of them is just gorgeous!!! If I would have to pick one though it would be Bric-A-Brac or that purple satin number. As always excellent review and beautiful pictures <3

Hi Christine, I'm glad you're loving this collection. I think the red's just amazing for a sexy fall color. And the finish on the purple is fantastic... I just love the look of satins and mattes. I hope this collection makes its way to where you are. <3

My favorites are dubs and bric-a-brac too! I loooove dubs it's just so cute and girly... love the way the texture looks! I'm not really liking any of the other colors but I usually am not really a fan of typical fall colors... I like lighter/more vibrant colors :)

I totally understand that. I'm not usually a fan of falls colors either because they are too dark and dreary for me, which is why I really love this collection. The different shades and textures are interesting enough to hold my attention. :)

What a wonderful collection Yun! I like most of them but for sure can't afford to get the whole collection, so if I had to choose only one, that'd be Brick Lane, it looks totally stunning on your pics!

Ahh, the fashion sized set is all the new shades! Awesome! LOVING Dubs and Bric-a Brac best, though that finish on Cor Blimey is gorgeous. (We all seem to be on the same page with those three, lol). So is this the fall collection, then? I get so darned confused.

Yes, those three are awesome-possum! I'm not sure either. I guess it's the fall collection because they look to be possible fall colors and it's right around the time that fall collections are appearing. But BL never officially calls it a fall collection from what I can find. :)

That red is fantastic! I can't wait to wear it once the weather gets a little cooler. I'm always happy to see more texture polishes, so I'm really happy BL is finally coming out with those. Hopefully we'll get to see more textures from them in the future. :)

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Nail polish is a huge love of mine, and it brings me so much joy that I wanted to share my love with everyone. Hopefully stopping by here will not only give you ideas of polishes to add to your wishlist, but will also bring a little joy to your day.
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